There are talks and rumors going on about Disney wishing to rename the original "Slave I" to only "Boba Fett's Starship" with no name at all. The reasons are vaguely described as a strange modern form of "political correctness" , even though I have no idea how that even fits into a fictional Universe.
However, my question is: how would you find it if the ship gets renamed in this game here, too?
Slave I forever? 21 votes
Slave I forever, stop touching things that have always been canon!
I agree with the reasoning behind a change and would appreciate it.
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I'm not enough of a hardcore-fan to care and/or only want to see the results.
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My intention here was not to solve if the rumors are true or false (though any information about it is appreciated!) , but even if they are false, I'm interested in people's theoretical opinion.
The fact that Disney is wanting to change it for the LEGO release proves otherwise.
Did you stop to think for a second that perhaps the reasoning isn't "political correctness" or whatever other punching bag people like to use, but just simple marketing? How many people outside of the fandom even know what the Slave I is by name? I can guarantee that more people know it just as Boba Fett's ship, and naming the Lego set like that just makes it easier for people to find. Not everything is some huge conspiracy
Why would someone who wasn’t a Star Wars fan buy a Star Wars LEGO set?
GRANDMA: Hey Timmy likes Star Wars, and I'm pretty sure I've head of Boba Fett!
Why should we assume that all Star Wars fans are obsessed with the factual names, technology, and lore of the Star Wars universe? Same goes for the poll: I don’t really care, but that doesn’t mean that I’m not enough of a hard core fan.
I don’t think anyone is really concerned with the name being “slave.” If Disney was concerned about their villains representing touchy subjects, they would never have allowed Captain America: The First Avenger to happen. I am also in the camp that sees this as a purely money making move: The name Boba Fett is more recognizable than Slave 1, so it only makes sense that Disney would try to attach his name to more merchandise. All of the articles I’ve read on the subject seem to think that in-universe it will remain Slave 1.
This. Lego is following the same pattern they always have, this is only being noticed because of some "current mindset". This is less of an "issue" and more along the lines of "confirmation bias".
Grandma is the boss of Boba Fett!
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Haha my bad, I meant to say "I'm" for sure
It should be that they called it a Starfighter.
Its a GUNSHIP dang it.
And, that's all I have to say about this re-donkey-u-lus topic
Lego has certainly done this with other ships recently, but it has not always been that way.
Lego packaging did say slave 1 in the past.
It can be yours on Amazon for the low low price of $700 lol.
Since that is not what's happening, does that means it's a happy world???
Can confirm!
Hello there, sorry I didn't mean to offend anyone by using that wording. That's just my personal definition of "hard-core" in such a situation... a "regular" fan can love Star Wars with the same passion, while "hard-core" fans to me only means knowing and caring about all those nerdy little details (in a positive way) .
You didn’t offend me, I just don’t agree with your definition.
"You can refer to the members of a group who are the most committed to its activities or who are the most involved in them as a hard core of members or as the hard-core members."
Your use of hardcore is correct. I certainly care about ship names for important ships, but i don't spend time learning more niche names.
I accept that some fans are more hardcore than me =p
Gotcha. Everyone gets a trophy
No, not at all. It’s simply respecting other people.
Defining a “hardcore Star Wars fan” with specific rules that push others away is gatekeeping. The “participation trophy” argument used to put others down does not apply here.
Well, I thought that my usage of "and/or" should actually have solved such a problem.
I do not believe that hardcore and mainstream fans are mutually exclusive. A lot of people do, and that’s fine.
Anyway, I’ve derailed your poll, so I think I’ll try and push us back to the topic: I think that in-universe we won’t see any change to Slave 1, so as of now, I don’t see anything to be mad about. Merchandise is a very different world than lore.
Bingo! Manufacturing outrage by pushing b/s narratives is a hot trend nowadays... "Grab your torches, everyone! They're coming for us!"